stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
arrest; apprehension; capture
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
name; given name; first name
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
the other day; a few days ago
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
2nd day of the month; two days
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
exhibition hall (room, area)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
that is to say; so that means
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
last week; the week before
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly